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Synergy can be a game changer in Frankfort for Kentucky kids

By Terry Brooks Oxpeckers and zebras. Oxpeckers are small African birds which count on zebras as their key nutritional sources, eating the ticks that cluster on zebras. And zebras? Well, they depend on oxpeckers as pest control agents. The oxpeckers also make a hissing sound whenever they sense a threat, acting as the zebras’ early…

UK Center of Excellence in Rural Health releases research report on COVID-19 stakeholder experiences in Kentucky

Researchers at the University of Kentucky Center of Excellence in Rural Health (UK CERH) have released COVID-19 Stakeholder Experiences in Kentucky, a report that details the findings of surveys taken by more than 900 healthcare providers, school leaders, community health workers and their clients, and community members in Kentucky during the summer and fall of…

TEG Architects announces new firm ownership and other news

TEG Architects, an architecture, visualization and interior design firm headquartered in Jeffersonville, Ind., announced the new ownership and management structure of the firm, effective July 1, 2019. Thresa Estopinal, Kevin Russell, Ernie Dreher, John Sprouls, and Jared Burt will now serve as managing partners. The new – yet familiar – leadership team will ensure the…

Passport Health Plan announces agreement for Molina Healthcare to acquire certain assets

Passport Health Plan announced that Molina Healthcare, Evolent Health and Passport have entered into a definitive agreement for Molina to acquire certain assets of Passport Health Plan. The agreement helps to provide continuity of care and coverage for Passport members while also preserving hundreds of Kentucky jobs. Under the terms of the agreement, which is…

GLI Names Sarah Davasher-Wisdom as Successor to GLI President & CEO Kent Oyler

Greater Louisville Inc., the Metro Chamber of Commerce, announces that GLI Chief Operating Officer and Chief of Staff Sarah Davasher-Wisdom has been nominated by GLI’s Executive Committee to succeed GLI President and CEO Kent Oyler, subject to GLI Voting Board approval at GLI’s Annual Meeting on January 23, 2020. Ms. Davasher-Wisdom joined GLI in 2014…

Hosparus Health Physician Spotlight: Meet David Austin Hudson, MD, with New Vista Community Mental Health Center

FAST FACTS Hometown: Born in Hazard, KY and grew up in Lexington, KentuckyFamily: My wife and I have been married for 19 years and we have two great kids.Hobbies: Making “Dad Jokes,” exercising and driving my kids to their activities.Education – BS in Biology, Medical School, Psychiatry Residencies all at the University of Kentucky – Go…

NAMI Kentucky dedicated to helping Americans affected by mental illness

By Sarah Kidder The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) is the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness. Founded in 1979, NAMI has local affiliates in all 50 states and in over 1100 communities across the country. The Kentucky chapter of…

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